Alcohol metabolizing assisting supplement

ABSTRACT

A alcohol metabolizing assisting supplement includes a mixture which includes humic and fulvic acids, L-Cysteine, L-Glutamine, thiamine mononitrate, and vitamins. The mixture is ingested after the consumption of alcohol to assist the body in quickly metabolizing the alcohol and to resist the negative effects of metabolizing alcohol.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

1. Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to alcohol metabolizing assisting mixtures andmore particularly pertains to a new alcohol metabolizing assistingmixture for assisting the body in quickly metabolizing alcohol as wellas replacing minerals and vitamins consumed by the body during thealcohol metabolizing process.

2. Summary of the Disclosure

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a mixture which includes humic and fulvic acids,L-Cysteine, L-Glutamine, thiamine mononitrate, and vitamins. To thismixture may further be included Rhodiola rosea extract and mineralsincluding zinc. The mixture is ingested, typically after the consumptionof alcohol, to assist the body in quickly metabolizing the alcohol andto resist the negative effects of metabolizing alcohol.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A new alcohol metabolizing assisting mixture embodying the principlesand concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure will be described.

As best explained herein, the alcohol metabolizing assisting supplement10 generally comprises a supplement which may be taken before, during orafter consumption of alcohol (i.e. ethanol) to assist in themetabolizing of the alcohol by the body as well as to inhibit the sideeffects of metabolizing of alcohol. The supplement may be provided byany conventional delivery system. Such delivery systems may include apill form, a liquid or a powder. While these deliver systems may simplybe ingested as is, the liquid and powder, in particular, may be mixedwith a fluid. For this reason, the powder and liquid may includeadditives such as flavorings or sweeteners which may not be required bythe pill form.

The supplement is comprised of a mixture of a plurality of components.The mixture is then provided as a single dosage having an effectiveamount of each of the components to render to desired metabolic effects.The single dosage may include a plurality of the delivery systems. Inparticular, the single dosage may include multiple pills to provide fora comfortable means to swallow the supplement. For instance, in anexample provided below, three pills may be provided such that theirsummed total of components is equal to the single dosage but that eachpill includes approximately ⅓ of the single dosage. Additionally, itshould be understood that the single dosage weights provided below arethe weights of the active ingredients and therefore the total weight tobe ingested may be increased by other additives not listed herein.

The mixture, in particular, may include in combination humic and fulvicacids (sometimes commonly referred to generically as organic acids),sodium ascorbate and/or zinc ascorbate to provide vitamine C, L-Cystein,L-Glutamine, thiamine monontitrate (vitamine B1), Rhodiola Roseaextract, silicon dioxide #63, calcium pantothenate (vitamine B5),niacinamide (vitamine B3), pyridoxine (vitamine B6), and zinc which maybe supplied as zinc monomethionine, zinc ascorbate, or zinc citrate.Each of the components listed above are readily available and known, inparticular, in the supplemental health market.

The supplement above and described more below have been shown toincrease the body's ability to metabolize alcohol much more efficientlyand while countering the side affects typically associated with themetabolizing of alcohol. With respect to the components, each plays aparticular role to metabolize alcohol and/or assists in maintaining thebody in a balanced state. Humic and fulvic acid are mixtures of organicacids and minerals, considered generally as anti-oxidants, which assistin neutralizing toxins in the body to assist the body in convertingalcohol into acetic acid, water and carbon dioxide. Additionally, theyare electrolytes which reverse dehydration more rapidly. The mineralsfound in humic and fulvic acids include trace minerals. The traceminerals in particular include magnesium, which is a mineral that islost through alcohol metabolism. Other trace minerals of significancewhich are included are calcium and potassium. The trace minerals assistenzymatic reactions in the body, amino acid activation and DNAsynthesis, boost energy production, and act as an alkalizing agent.

L-Cysteine and L-Glutamine are used by the liver to make glutathione.When alcohol is processed in the liver, acetaldehyde is formed which isfurther broken down to acetate by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase andglutathione. Low levels of glutathione leads to increased levels ofacetaldehyde, which in turn causes customary negative effects ofmetabolizing alcohol including severe headaches and nausea.

Thiamine mononitrate, or vitamin B1 is required by the body tometabolize alcohol. When a person suffers from an aggravated deficiencyof vitamin B1, the person will typically suffer from a headache, whichmay be directed to the forehead region. Vitamin B1 is also needed toconvert food to energy in the body and provides proper nerve conductionwithout the over-excitement common after alcohol has depletedneurotransmitter balance in the body.

Rhodiola rosea is a plant known for its ability to increase the body'sresistance to a variety of environmental and physical stressors.Rhodiola rosea has been found to provide enhanced oxygenation of thetissues. Rhodiola rosea has been shown to be effective in alleviatingsome of the adverse effects caused by alcohol consumption.

Vitamins C, B5 and B3 as well as zinc are used to supplement the bodywith required vitamins and minerals which are typically depleted whenthe body is stressed by acetaldehyde.

A single dosage of the mixture may include humic and fulvic acids,L-Cysteine, L-Glutamine, thiamine mononitrate, additional vitaminsand/or minerals. The mixture may further include Rhodiola rosea extract.The vitamins may include calcium pantothenate, niancinamide andpyridoxine and the minerals may include zinc. The mixture may furtherinclude silicon dioxide.

The mixture may be provided such that the single dosage includes atleast 50%, by weight, of humic and fulvic acids. More particularly, thehumic and fulvic acids may comprise at least 50% by weight of the activeingredients of the mixture when the mixture includes active ingredientscomprising humic and fulvic acids, L-Cysteine, L-Glutamine, thiaminemononitrate, vitamins, minerals and Rhodiola rosea extract.

In some embodiments of the mixture, the humic and fulvic acids willcomprise at least 1050 mg of the single dosage and at least 150 mg ofL-Cysteine.

An example of a single dosage includes:

Humic and Fulvic acid 1170 mg Sodium Ascorbate and/or  300 mg ZincAscorbate - total Vit C L-Cysteine  225 mg L-Glutamine  150 mg ThiamineMononitrate (B1)  150 mg Rhodiola Rosea Extract  72 mg CalciumPantothenate (B5)  60 mg Niacinamide (B3)  30 mg Pyridoxine (Vit B6)  30mg Zinc (Monomethionine,   6 mg Ascorbate or Citrate) (Total Zinc)Silicon Dioxide #63  54 mg Total 2250 mgThe above may be provided in caplet or pill form wherein each pillincludes only approximately ⅓ of the above amounts and a single dosagewould include 3 pills. As mentioned, the above may be provided in aliquid form which may be consumed directly or mixed with another fluid.In such cases, flavorings and/or sweeteners may be added to the mixture.Alternatively, the mixture may be provided in a powder form that mayalso be mixed with a fluid. The powder may also include flavoringsand/or sweeteners. The powder may be encapsulated within a conventionalfluid dissolvable containment member as are well known in the art. Sucha containment member would simply be dropped into a fluid and stirredsuch that the containment member dissolves and the powder mixes with thefluid.

Below is a study demonstrating the body's ability to quickly metabolizealcohol after consuming the mixture. The blood alcohol content “BAC” isshown for both natural declines as provided by Drunk Driving Defense(which can be viewed at www.drunkdrivingdefence.com). These figures havebeen found to substantially correlate to a wide number of similarstudies and these figures are typically conventional in the art. Thetest was performed on 18 individuals who consumed the mixture afterconsumption of alcohol. The results below are an average of results.

Time: Starting BAC +30 min BAC +60 min BAC Natural 0.1458 0.1380 0.1308Metabolism: After Mixture 0.1458 0.104 0.0610 Consumption30 minutes after consumption of the mixture, the average decrease in BACwas 29% with a low of 17.39% and a high of 47.13%. 60 minutes afterconsumption of the mixture, the average decrease in BAC was 58% with lowof 43.17% and a high of 95.30%. These results are statisticallysignificant as the natural reduction in BAC is 5% and 10%, respectively.

In some embodiments of the supplement 10, it may be advantageous to nothave any additives which act as stimulants to the human body. Certainstimulants have been shown to have negative effects on the human bodysuch as dehydration and an ability to fall asleep. In particular, thesupplement 10 may be free of caffeine additives. It should be understoodthat this would include herbal sources of caffeine such as, but notlimited to, Guarana (Paullinia cupana) and Yerba maté (Ilexparaguariensis). Finally, the mixture will be free of stimulants ingeneral which may or may not include caffeine.

In use, the single dosage is consumed typically after a person hasconsumed alcohol. The mixture contained within the dosage will speed upthe body's ability to metabolize alcohol and will thereafter provide thebody with essential vitamins and minerals which were depleted during thebody's metabolism of the alcohol. The person consuming the mixture willthereby recover much quickly from, or simply not experience, anynegative effects of the alcohol.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure.

I claim:
 1. A supplement for increasing the metabolism of alcohol in apatient in need thereof consisting essentially of therapeuticallyeffective amounts of humic acid, fulvic acid, zinc ascorbate,L-cysteine, L-glutamine, thiamine mononitrate, Rhodiola rosea extract,calcium pantothenate, niacinamide, pyridoxine, zinc and silicon dioxidewherein said mixture is free of caffeine.
 2. A supplement for increasingthe metabolism of alcohol in a patient in need thereof consistingessentially of therapeutically effective amounts of humic acid, fulvicacid, sodium ascorbate, L-cysteine, L-glutamine, thiamine mononitrate,Rhodiola rosea extract, calcium pantothenate, niacinamide, pyridoxine,zinc and silicon dioxide wherein said mixture is free of caffeine.